BrakeBetter – Brake Systems Experts
A typical brake system found in a contemporary passenger car might weigh up to 80kg. Of that figure, the foundation brake dominates, at over 80% of the weight. A typical “brake down” is shown in Table 1. Actuation 6% Modulation 11% Foundation 83% (of which) Discs 51% Callipers 31% Pads 7% Table 1: Brake system …
In mid June 2024, the annual EuroBrake conference was held in the German city of Mainz, with over 1100 delegates in attendance. As usual, the three days included a tightly packed technical program, and the conference venue hosted a large exhibition of braking technology from leading suppliers. In preparing the technical content, the programme development …
In this article, we will revisit the topic of brake dust, and look at some of the devices that are in the public domain that hope to solve the issue. We will see growing evidence of testing activities, as well as commercialising new concepts, and review the surge in new intellectual property in this area. You …
The job of a brake system is to slow a vehicle by converting kinetic energy into other forms – typically heat and electricity. To do this job repeatedly and reliably, the brake system relies on its thermal capacity to soak up and subsequently dissipate the vehicles’ maximum kinetic energy at the limit of available grip …